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Last year, J D Wetherspoon announced that it was swapping some its products with UK and non-EU alternatives.

From September 26, the pubs stopped serving Jaegermeister (a herbal liquer from Germany), with Strika, a liqueur produced in England.

French brandies Courvoisier VS and Hennessy Fine de Cognac were also axed and replaced with US and Australian alternatives.

Sparkling wines from the UK and Australia had already replaced Champagne, while German wheat beers were scrapped for those from the UK.

The non-EU alternatives now available at JD Wetherspoon pubs (Image: JD Wetherspoon)

'There is no cliff-edge, only sunlit uplands'

Tim Martin said at the time: “The three new products will be offered at a lower price than those they are replacing.

“This is a significant move by us and highlights our commitment to offering an excellent range of UK and world products, with the emphasis on quality and value for the two million customers who visit our pubs each week.

“In blind tastings conducted by Wetherspoon, the new products were more popular than those they are replacing.

“We will continue to review all products over the next 24 months, with the object of making the business more competitive and offering the best choice and value for customers.

Brexit in Kent

“Many commentators talk of a “cliff-edge” if the UK “crashes out” of the EU without a deal.

“In reality, there is no cliff-edge, only sunlit uplands beyond the EU’s protectionist system of quotas and tariffs.

“All EU products have UK or non-EU replacements, often at equal or better quality and price.

“It’s important to remember that 93 per cent of the world is outside the EU.”

‘The UK will be financially far better off by choosing no deal’

Speaking to Sky News in November last year, Tim Martin said: “Now that the details of the appalling deal, negotiated by the Downing Street kitchen cabinet have become clear, it is certain the UK will be financially far better off by choosing no deal.

"The hard mathematics demonstrate beyond doubt that no deal leaves the public and the UK better-off on day one after Brexit.

"The UK will immediately gain by non-payment of the proposed £39bn, for which lawyers have repeatedly confirmed there is no legal liability.

What is the government’s own Brexit analysis?

Released on November 29, Prime Minister Theresa May's deal - which allows for some trade friction and more restrictions on immigration – would leave the UK's GDP 3.9% lower compared to the status quo, reports The Mirror .

It amounts to a reduction of roughly £100 billion by today's prices.

However, a no deal scenario, as advocated for by Mr Martin, would leave the economy 7.7% smaller if there were no changes to migration, and 9.3% if there was zero inflow of EEA workers.

A Canada-style free trade agreement would leave GDP 4.9% smaller and a Norway-style EEA deal would leave it 1.4% smaller.

In every scenario, Brexit will result in increased public sector borrowing, with the Chequers deal increasing borrowing by £1.3 billion.

A no-deal Brexit would increase borrowing by £95.1 billion, based on the Whitehall analysis.

What is the impact of a no deal Brexit on Kent?

The most high profile impact of a no deal Brexit on Kent is the forecast disruption at the Kent border.

The contingency plan, Operation Brock, is mainly aimed at what to do with all the lorries that are likely to build up while trying to leave for France via Dover.

About 10,000 lorries pass through the Port of Dover every day, and each is currently processed for an average of two minutes.

The concern is that additional checks at the border would cause long queues, meaning thousands of lorries would need a place to stop and wait for their turn to cross the Channel.

A report was written by Kent County Council's director for environment and planning and director for highways transport and presented to the county council's transport cabinet committee on Wednesday (November 28).

It found that Kent's roads will suffer traffic disruption regardless of the Brexit deal struck.

The report also says government advice is to plan for six weeks of "significant traffic congestion," and that under a "worse-case" scenario plans are being made for six months disruption.

It states: "It has been suggested that Kent may need to accommodate delays of around 12 hours on the key routes to the UK border, and the current best estimate is that Kent will need to cope with holding up to 10,000 HGVs on a routine basis."

But it also says disruption is now unavoidable: "It is clear, however, that any deal would entail some degree of disruption to border arrangements with associated traffic congestion.

Operation Stack on the M20 in 2015 (Image: Getty Images)

"Any change in operation would be expected to lead to some teething problems, at least in the short term."

The potential travel chaos is not the only disruptive scenario, which Kent County Council is preparing for.

Kent County Council released a report in December outlining their preparedness for a number of disruptive scenarios which may occur in the event the UK leaves without a deal.

The council document lists an array of potential issues which are being planned for, including: difficulties with the transport of the deceased to post mortem or body storage facilities; delay or disruption to bin collections; a drop in school attendance and exam disruption; a drop in council service levels; disruption to bulky waste treatment and waste wood disposal which rely on EU disposal; disruption to the importation and exportation of goods and medicines; vulnerable people not being able to access hospitals and schools; an increase in the numbers of migrants arriving in Kent, including unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.